Escapes
Escapes are one of the most critical challenges faced by correctional facilities. This directory provides articles and resources on escape prevention, response strategies, and analysis of past incidents. Understanding the causes and methods of escapes is essential for improving security measures and reducing the risk of such events. Explore our section on Correctional Facility Security for insights into strengthening facility security.
Three COs at Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution may face disciplinary action in connection with the two escapes back in May
The lack of security upgrades “is very concerning,” the mayor of Baton Rouge said. “We are dealing with a facility established in 1952, designed to rehabilitate youth for less serious crimes”
“Police at da door baby I’m goin back to jail,” one of the escaped inmates said in a text following a Grubhub order
Adam Novodvorschi, 22, caught at bus station, faces several charges
Benjamin Ratto was discovered by Caldwell police to be hiding in Jacquline Llewelyn’s basement
A work furlough inmate missing since July 26 turned himself in Wednesday
Officers want local residents to contact the state Department of Corrections about what they call dangerous cuts at prisons
Ronald Carnes managed to remain free for 41 years
An inmate broke out of a Sonoma County jail over the weekend only to return a day later
Jeffery Scott Landers escaped while being transported from Wasco State Prison to Stockton
Taft Correctional Institution’s voice mail box was full so the woman could neither leave a message or talk to someone
Cody Allison, 23, and Paul Nance, 32, walked away from the minimum-security state prison
The 10-foot yard fence surround the property does not have barb wire
The 3 inmates each had ‘homemade’ weapons they used against the officer
The men have since been transferred to the prison’s maximum security prison
Jesse Vega, 33, fled from the van by opening the rear door while the vehicle was stopped at a gas station
Sixto Martinez-Rodriguez, 25, is wanted on charges of escape; Claudio Poillot turned himself in Tuesday night
A Kane County judge has ordered a fitness test for a prisoner who escaped while being transported from a mental health facility
Pettis County Sheriff Kevin Bond says he escaped while staff were preparing for the nightly lockdown
The one thing that many, including the corrections officers’ union, would like to see is continually being ignored
An Iowa jail inmate at a Mason City hospital has been accused of hurting a corrections officer and nurse while trying to escape
Inmate who escaped from jail earlier this year pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50 years in prison
Tyler Malmstrom apologized for the escape, explaining that it was “something he had to do”
Brother and sister of a man who was captured after escaping jail July 1 appeared in court on charges they assisted him
An inmate who tried to make a break for it while being transported to a pretrial hearing was stopped by a quick thinking corrections officer
Used a locker lid to chip away at bricks around a window while other inmates made noise to cover the sounds
Authorities say a New Mexico inmate has been captured after he escaped from jail by hiding in a laundry basket
Jason McClurg was with nine other inmates outside the Shannon County jail on Friday night when he broke free
Chris Bowden was already in jail for aggravated robbery and was supposed to be in court on a gun charge
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal for Donald Newbury
Stole a vehicle and fled, only to be apprehended days later by K-9
Convicted armed robber Ronald Dwaine Carnes eluded authorities for nearly 41 years after escaping from a North Carolina prison
A convicted murderer who escaped from a Michigan prison will represent himself at trial on escape, carjacking and kidnapping charges